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Teesta Setalvad (born 9 February 1962) is an Indian civil rights activist and journalist. She is the secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), an organisation formed to advocate for the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots .
Jun 26, 2022 · NEW DELHI: The Gujarat ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad) on Saturday detained Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with an FIR filed in Ahmedabad alleging “criminal conspiracy, forgery and placing false evidence in court to frame innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riots case.
The Supreme Court late on Saturday evening protected activist Teesta Atul Setalvad from arrest for a week in connection with a case involving falsifying evidence in the 2002 Gujarat riots case.
Jun 26, 2022 · Setalvad is the granddaughter of M C Setalvad, India’s first Attorney General. Her great grandfather Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad was one of the three Indian members in the Hunter Commission that investigated the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre.
Sep 2, 2022 · Teesta Setalvad has long fought for victims of the deadly 2002 riots in Gujarat state. India's Supreme Court has granted bail to a leading activist, two months after she was...
Jun 28, 2022 · (New York) – The Indian authorities should immediately release the prominent human rights activist Teesta Setalvad, drop all charges against her, and stop their relentless attacks against...
Jun 26, 2022 · Setalvad was picked by the anti-terrorism wing of the Gujarat police on Saturday afternoon from her home in Mumbai hours after India’s interior minister, Amit Shah, a close aide of Modi, accused...
Sep 2, 2022 · On June 25, 2022, an antiterrorism squad in Mumbai arrested Setalvad, a human rights activist and vocal advocate for victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots, for seeking prosecution of senior government officials complicit in the violence.
Jul 1, 2023 · Teesta Setalvad and former top cop RB Sreekumar were arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence, committing forgery, and criminal conspiracy. Teesta was released from Gujarat's Sabarmati jail in September 2022 after being granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case.
Jul 19, 2023 · The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a July 1 order of the Gujarat High Court directing activist Teesta Setalvad to surrender immediately in a forgery case linked to the 2002 riots.
